“We often miss opportunity because it’s dressed in overalls and looks like work”
I’ve been thinking about this Edison quote this week.
Porque Señor Josh?
Well, I’m working on few new writing pieces (totally unrelated to the GATJ) as well as this GATJ book coming out in September. It’s not easy work, sometimes the writing is crap-tastic (sometimes ;), and there are days I want to simply throw in the towel.
But after stumbling upon this Edison quote, I felt a sort of rejuvenation.
I think with the advent of the internet and social media, we want immediacy and can sometimes become a slave to it. We want our results right now and sometimes without the hard work.
But as I’ve learned with other projects, there’s a richness to rolling up the sleeves and getting dirt underneath your fingernails. There’s a beautiful self-evolutionary process, learning the refining lessons that come with persistence and hard, smart, and efficient work.
This week I learned and was reminded that there’s always a solution and an answer. It may not be the one you’re looking for but it will give you a clue as to: whether you should continue on with your goal, in what manner you should carry on with it and at what speed, and whether or not that goal can morph or blossom in to something else.
Ask a lot of questions. Become something of an apprentice. Plant seeds every day.
Get your hands dirty. Water aforementioned seeds at appropriate intervals.
You have now just become a farmer of opportunity. (Can I get a “boo-ya”?)
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The board of directors I serve on, the New York City Chapter of the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, is sponsoring an event to raise money for suicide prevention research and education. June 20th in Manhattan, we are having our Summer Solstice, an evening of fine art, fine wine, and culinary specialties. Celebrity Chef, Christopher Lee is our special guest. Please consider attending. It is going to be a lot of fun. More info here. Tickets are available here.
Thank you!!
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